GLENN YORK EL

GLENN YORK EL is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in PEARLAND, Texas, run under ALVIN ISD, hosting 758 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GLENN YORK EL sits 46% larger than that benchmark.

ALVIN ISD runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 30,038 students. GLENN YORK EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, GLENN YORK EL records that 30% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 26% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GLENN YORK EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GLENN YORK EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.7%, the actual is 74.5%, a residual of +9.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Brazoria County shows median household income runs about $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GLENN YORK EL is one of 115 public schools in Brazoria County (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students).

The closest other public school is DR RONALD E MCNAIR J H, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLENN YORK EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 871 students in 2018 compared to 758 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 25% to 30% across the same window.

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